Helping Hand for White Lily Reaches from Korea to Home
Mrs. Paul A. Harrell recounts a $25 donation from Relief Methodist Church Youth Fellowship to White Lily Orphanage in Taegu Korea. The family sponsored the orphanage during Major Harrells Army duty and aim to provide rice heating and basics for 251 orphans. The Harrells longtime heart for Korea continues as the husband serves in Viet Nam and Mrs Harrell teaches and supports White Lily.
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Paul A. Harrell
Relief Methodist Church
White Lily
Korea
Harrell
U.S. Army
Taegu
John Snapp
Present County Board Holds Last Session
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors met for the last time in its current form with most members present, adopting no December second meeting and tackling urbanizing issues such as water and sewer plans, a new community college project, county land annexation, and dog control while welcoming three new supervisors and a new Commissioner of Revenue.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Thomas Rosenberger
Hurl Himelright
Back Creek
Raymond C. Sandy
Byron O. Brumback
Opequon
J. Robert Russell
Mr. Luttrell
Gainesboro
Embassy furnishings built in Tapnahannock by Essex County makers
Some furniture in the American embassy in Madrid was manufactured at Tapnahannock in Essex County. The item notes the origin of the embassy furniture and the place of manufacture.
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Madrid
Spain
Tapnahannock
Essex County
Bloodmobile Visit Planned at Christ Episcopal Church
The American Legion Conrad Hoover Post 21 and its auxiliary join Winchester Frederick County Red Cross to sponsor a holiday blood drive next Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 45 p.m. at the Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall. The drive runs through January 8 with a national push to boost blood supplies for holidays and emergencies.
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The
American Legion
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall
Conrad Hoover
Winchester-Frederick County
Red Cross
Legion
Ordinance Hit by Paper Firm in Covington
A Covington air pollution ordinance to curb the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co aroma faces opposition from the firm. The company argues local rules could clash with state board authority while local officials claim state delegation to local boards is possible. The 30 page plan sets penalties from 5 to 500 dollars per violation, per day thereafter.
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Covington
Virgin City
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
State Air Pollution Control Board
Westvaco
Donald C. Vinson
Pittsburgh
Claude E. Farrar
Chatman
Covington-Alleghany County Air Pollution Centre
Stat Board
Byrd Opposes 1 Percent Commuter Tax Plan
Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. pledged to oppose John Hechinger's proposal for a 1 percent commuter tax on Virginia and Maryland residents who work in Washington. Byrd argued the tax would be unfair and noted current federal income taxes help fund district costs.
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Washington
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Maryland
John Hechinger
Washington City
Byrd
Senate
Hechinger
Localities Invited To Join Park Body
Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted to invite Winchester and Clarke Shenandoah and Warren counties to join the Lower Shenandoah Valley Regional Park Authority. The move follows earlier Ordinance work and a November meeting noting the Apple Pie Ridge site as a potential county recreation area. A study by John Kane cited sink holes and proximity to limestone as drawbacks. Further investigation is planned. the Apple Pie Ridge site is not ruled out. The board also approved painting the county office interior, parked a truck for Christmas trees with meter fees, urged Welltown Pike crossing repairs, recorded a deed for Shawnee District land, allowed sheriff use of an upper room, and approved a humane dog trap and euthanasia chamber up to $100.
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Frederick County
Elonzo Smith
Shawnee District
Robert L. DeHaven
Tug Crew Testifies in Chesapeake Bridge Tunnel Mishap
In Portsmouth AP a Coast Guard hearing into the Mohawk incident heard from crew of the tug R Pace who towed the Mohawk toward Norfolk for repairs. The master Thomas Turner refused to testify citing possible self offense while immunity offers were made for other crew members. Weimer stated the R Pace crew towed the Mohawk with salt cargo to Washington then back to New Orleans, facing engine trouble and a brief grounding before the December 1 incident near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
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Portsmouth
R. Pace
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Thimble Shoals
Chesapeake Beach
Thomas L. Turner
U.S
Walter E. Hoffman
Turner
Weimer
Washington
New Orleans
Potomac
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Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc
Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc
Pat Robinson
States
Children of the Youth Fellowship
Audrey Coleman
Eston O. Rudolph
Commissioner of Revenue
Earl Bailey
Brumback
Bailey
Himelright
Luttrell
Thomas Brumback
Grover Teets
Stonewall
Donald Baughman
Shawnee
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Bloodmobile
Harold Anderson
Edward Reich
James DeBellis
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Baughman
Paul Luttrell
John Goode
Apple Pie Ridge
County Regional Park Authority
Virginia Game Commission
John Kane
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Kane
Robert Chaplin
B. B. Horst
Jennings Lichliter
Hitching Yard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Welltown Pike
Grand Jury
John A. Blanchard
Engin
Eer
Henry Lee Weimer
Chesa Peake Bay Bridge
Winchester, Virginia
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